RachelOfRefuge t1_j9m40vh wrote on February 22, 2023 at 11:22 PM

Reply to What do you generally expect of published books? by JingleHelen11

Proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation is super important to me.

Secondly, writing that doesn't appear to have been done by a fourth grader.

RachelOfRefuge t1_j8sbg5i wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Reply to 84 Charing Cross Road a Subtle Charming Story about Friendship Between Book Lovers by boxer_dogs_dance

I don't understand why this book is so popular. 🤷 Maybe I went in with too high of expectations, since everyone raves about it.

I found it pretty meh.

RachelOfRefuge t1_j8qjsgp wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:51 AM

Reply to comment by VistaLaRiver in What is the strangest way you've found a book? by WendellSanders01

I haven't had good luck with short stories. I feel like they always end right when they're getting interesting... the ideas I really want to hear about are glossed over because there's no room to explore them.

RachelOfRefuge t1_j5rfdsr wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Reply to Getting into fiction as a nonfiction reader?? Advice by Temporary_Fee1277

What kind of nonfiction do you like?

Try to find something similar to that in fiction.

Like science? Try science fiction.

Like history? Historical fiction.

Memoirs about crazy lives, full of drama? Maybe an epic classic like Crime and Punishment or Les Mis.